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Blythe-Bower Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

823^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Blythe-Bower Elementary School is a PK–5 public school in Cleveland, Tennessee, serving 710 students within Cleveland City Schools. The school has ranked in the bottom fifth of Tennessee elementary schools for the past decade, currently sitting at 823rd out of 1,019 schools (19th percentile, 1 star). Per-pupil spending is $14,011, and the student-teacher ratio is 13.8:1. Proficiency rates lag the state in every subject: math 34.9% vs. 43.0% statewide, ELA 26.0% vs. 40.6%, and science 27.6% vs. 46.9%.

There are some notable bright spots. Fourth graders performed above the district average in math (42.5% proficient) and at district average in ELA and science, while 3rd and 5th graders lagged well behind. Chronic absenteeism affects 23.8% of students — nearly 1 in 4 — though this has improved from 30.6% in 2021–2022. Special education outcomes are the school's greatest weakness, ranking near the bottom statewide. However, low-socioeconomic students have shown meaningful progress, rising from the 22nd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 41st percentile in 2025–2026. Male students have outperformed female students in recent years, an unusual pattern worth attention.

Compared to nearby schools, Blythe-Bower trails every neighboring Bradley County Schools campus in all three tested subjects. Michigan Avenue Elementary School, just 3.7 miles away, ranks 92nd in the state with proficiency rates above 67%. Even Oak Grove Elementary School, the closest Bradley County school, outperforms Blythe-Bower in every subject. Within Cleveland City Schools, Mayfield Elementary School posts notably higher ELA and science scores with far lower chronic absenteeism (16.9% vs. 23.8%). Notably, Blythe-Bower spends more per student than nearby Bradley County schools yet achieves lower results, suggesting attendance and instructional consistency may be bigger levers than funding alone. The overall trajectory is positive — math proficiency has improved 14 points since 2022–2023, and low-socioeconomic students continue to gain — but significant work remains.

710

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,011

Per pupil spending ?

87.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

604 20th St SE
Cleveland, TN 37311

(423) 479-5121

District: Cleveland City Schools

Students who attend Blythe-Bower Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cleveland Middle School
High:	Cleveland High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.4%

Hispanic:

36.9%

African American:

12.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2014 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (29% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

823^rd of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 6 pts since 2018

From bottom 13% (2018) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Cleveland City Schools

123^rd of 141Cleveland City Schools among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	823 of 1019	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	823 of 1009	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	836 of 1018	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	914 of 1020	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	841 of 1000	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	802 of 983	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	852 of 985	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	866 of 997	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.6	836 of 855	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.9	798 of 853	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	24.9	761 of 846	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.7	783 of 820	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.7	726 of 818	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.9	706 of 809	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	356 of 498	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	384 of 498	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	368 of 498	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	280 of 500	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.7	153 of 483	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	144 of 411	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.0	232 of 404	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	216 of 450	52.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	171 of 211	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	109 of 178	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.0	161 of 164	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	151 of 165	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	71 of 101	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	20 of 66	69.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	829 of 986	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	840 of 990	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	905 of 989	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	814 of 975	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	802 of 945	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	819 of 926	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	361 of 458	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.5	355 of 424	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	301 of 415	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	368 of 387	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	312 of 363	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	226 of 324	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	187 of 250	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	305 of 319	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	489 of 823	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.2	612 of 843	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	666 of 853	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	742 of 865	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	645 of 858	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	624 of 823	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	584 of 821	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	793 of 877	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	771 of 984	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	769 of 991	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	877 of 987	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	794 of 980	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	718 of 941	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	765 of 916	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	14.9	635 of 641	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	616 of 618	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	522 of 582	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	430 of 447	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	226 of 255	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	377 of 395	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	679 of 849	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	653 of 840	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	790 of 847	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	847 of 852	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	826 of 844	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	791 of 844	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	780 of 812	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	818 of 841	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+21 vs school

African American (2026)29th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile~ school

White (2026)20th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics35%-8 vs state

Science28%-19 vs state

English Language Arts26%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Science (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Blythe-Bower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	604 20th St SE	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Cleveland City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 479-5121	668	48	13.8		288 (43.1%)	85 (12.7%)	216 (32.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	66 (9.9%)	22.8	823^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	19.2%		22.1	823^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	18.4%		29.0	42.5	32.7	34.9	21.3	35.8	20.9	26.0	22.6	36.2	23.7	27.6	$14,011	$1,395	$11,795
Arnold Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	473 8th N W Street	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Cleveland City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 472-2241	312	21	14.7		97 (31.1%)	52 (16.7%)	124 (39.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	33 (10.6%)	16.3	883^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	13.3%		15.1	885^th of 1009 public elementary schools	12.3%	2	22.4	16.7	31.3	23.4	28.6	20.4	29.2	26.0	26.5	27.1	19.1	24.3	$15,875	$1,048	$14,036
Oak Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Durkee Road SE	Cleveland	37323	Bradley County	Bradley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 478-8812	380	26	14.9		274 (72.1%)	16 (4.2%)	66 (17.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	37.7	669^th of 1019 public elementary schools	34.3%		39.3	616^th of 1009 public elementary schools	38.9%	53	25.8	50.9	37.0	37.3	31.7	50.9	45.3	42.0	32.3	35.8	33.3	33.7	$12,959	$1,081	$10,860
Mayfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 20th Street NE	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Cleveland City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 472-4541	448	34	13.1		177 (39.5%)	56 (12.5%)	156 (34.8%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	47 (10.5%)	35.7	684^th of 1019 public elementary schools	32.9%		36.1	661^st of 1009 public elementary schools	34.5%	23	28.0	22.2	50.0	31.8	41.3	33.3	40.7	38.3	41.3	32.4	42.6	38.5	$15,672	$1,149	$13,701
Black Fox Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3119 Varnell Road	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Bradley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 478-8800	506	32	15.8		444 (87.7%)	8 (1.6%)	34 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	53.2	460^th of 1019 public elementary schools	54.9%		59.5	359^th of 1009 public elementary schools	64.4%	101	31.8	49.3	48.9	43.0	47.1	44.8	43.3	45.0	45.9	44.8	52.7	47.8	$11,751	$1,011	$9,878
G.R. Stuart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	802 20th Nw Street	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Cleveland City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 476-8246	291	29	9.9		117 (40.2%)	36 (12.4%)	95 (32.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	39 (13.4%)	19.7	857^th of 1019 public elementary schools	15.9%		27	766^th of 1009 public elementary schools	24.1%	91	34.5	30.6	21.1	28.2	37.9	30.6	10.5	25.2	34.5	27.8	18.4	26.2	$19,551	$1,966	$16,499
Waterville Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4081 Dalton Pike	Cleveland	37323	Bradley County	Bradley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 478-8827	672	42	16.0		504 (75.0%)	11 (1.6%)	116 (17.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (5.1%)	49.6	498^th of 1019 public elementary schools	51.1%		50.6	477^th of 1009 public elementary schools	52.7%	21	33.3	52.7	48.1	45.3	47.6	41.3	42.2	43.5	35.7	48.4	43.5	42.8	$11,940	$1,177	$9,914
Park View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Minnis Road	Cleveland	37323	Bradley County	Bradley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 476-6622	443	29	15.5		375 (84.7%)	11 (2.5%)	39 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	67.8	280^th of 1019 public elementary schools	72.5%		65.8	287^th of 1009 public elementary schools	71.6%	7	46.4	51.8	57.1	51.6	49.1	60.7	51.0	53.7	33.3	69.6	67.3	56.2	$13,169	$1,161	$11,048
Prospect Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2450 Prospect School Road	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Bradley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 478-8814	421	24	17.5		340 (80.8%)	7 (1.7%)	66 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	46.7	532^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	47.8%		55.6	412^th of 1009 public elementary schools	59.2%	120	38.2	47.3	35.1	39.5	52.6	34.5	42.7	44.2	40.8	50.9	37.3	42.2	$11,409	$980	$9,580
Michigan Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	188 Michigan Ave School Road	Cleveland	37323	Bradley County	Bradley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 478-8807	453	29	15.8		353 (77.9%)	13 (2.9%)	48 (10.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.5%)	89.5	92^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	91.0%		89.7	90^th of 1009 public elementary schools	91.1%	2	57.5	71.6	72.9	67.3	67.1	71.6	65.7	68.2	70.8	81.1	58.0	70.2	$11,288	$816	$9,691

Frequently Asked Questions about Blythe-Bower Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Blythe-Bower Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Blythe-Bower Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cleveland Middle School
High : Cleveland High School

How many students attend Blythe-Bower Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 710 students attended Blythe-Bower Elementary School.

Is Blythe-Bower Elementary School a good school?

Blythe-Bower Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.2% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What district is Blythe-Bower Elementary School in?

Cleveland City Schools

What is the racial makeup of Blythe-Bower Elementary School?

Students at Blythe-Bower Elementary School are 40% White, 37% Hispanic, 12% African American, 9% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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